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Molecular and phenotypic analysis of Attractin mutant mice.
Genetics - 1 Aug 2001
Gunn T M, Inui T, Kitada K, Ito S, Wakamatsu K, He L, Bouley D M, Serikawa T, Barsh G S
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the mouse Attractin (Atrn; formerly mahogany) gene were originally recognized because they suppress Agouti pigment type switching. More recently, effects independent of Agouti have been recognized: mice homozygous for the Atrn(mg-3J) allele are resistant to diet-induced obesity and also develop abnormal myelination and vacuolation in the central nervous system. To better understand the...
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